GRE Word List

PHYSIOGNOMY

the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance

The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.

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meddlesomegiven to meddling
rarefiedbeing less dense
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fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
lugubriousmournful